INSCT & SATSA Event: Film Screening

INSCT & SATSA Event: Film Screening

On Thursday, November 10, the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) and SATSA are co-sponsoring a film screening of the award-winning documentary “Better This World.”  The film screening will be held in 275 MacNaughton Hall of the Syracuse University College of Law.  The screening will be followed by a discussion led by Professor Tucker Culbertson and Professor William Synder.  We hope to see you there!

Synopsis:  How did two boyhood friends from Midland, Texas wind up arrested on terrorism charges at the 2008 Republican National Convention?  Better This World follows the journey of David McKay (22) and Bradley Crowder (23) from political neophytes to accused domestic terrorists with a particular focus on the relationship they develop with a radical activist mentor in the six months leading up to their arrests.  A dramatic story of idealism, loyalty, crime, and betrayal, Better This World goes to the heart of the War on Terror and its impact on civil liberties and political dissent in post-9/11 America.

 

Global Panel Foundation Visits SATSA for Roundtable Discussion

On Tuesday, October 25th several representatives from the Global Panel Foundation visited Syracuse University and held a roundtable discussion with a select group of SATSA members.  The discussion focused on the topic of how to prioritize investments in security (financial and personnel) for an increasingly complex global environment where security issues have become intertwined with everything.  Participants in the roundtable discussion were able to share their opinions in regards to the question posed and share possible ways to address such security concerns moving into the future.

The Global Panel Foundation is a privately funded group of international decision makers who facilitate solutions to conflict solutions around the world.  Its distinguished members hail from government, academic, and private sector backgrounds.  Global Panel applies its professional expertise to various initiatives in the public and private sector through event management, networking, consulting, and sponsoring non-profit projects.  The Global Panel members who attended the roundtable discussion this past Tuesday are listed below:

Marc S. Ellenbogen: Chair-Worldwide, Global Panel Foundation; Member of the National Advisory Board, US Democratic Party (2004-2010), former Senior Advisor Gen. Wesley Clark Presidential Campaign; Visiting Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford.

Jens Geitmann:  CEO Tristone Partners, Prague, London, New York; (Patron, Global Panel Foundation); and Vice President, The Prague Society–fought Communism and helped dissidents; Philanthropist (he is from Germany).

Hon. Barbara McDougall: Former Foreign Minister and Finance Minister of Canada; Chair, Global Panel America

Hon. Dov S. Zakheim: Former Under-Secretary of State and Comptroller of the Dept. of Defense; Co-Vice Chair, Global Panel America

The roundtable discussion proved to be a truly exceptional experience for those SATSA members who attended, and it was a privilege interact with such distinguished security sector practitioners at a personal level.  The Executive Board of SATSA would like to thank the members of the Global Panel in attendance for helping us make this event possible.

 

Pictured in Photo: (Top, left to right) Jeff Keesom, SATSA President; Tom Schafbuch, Editor-in-Chief Journal on Terrorism and Security Analysis; Justin Painter, SATSA Communications Officer; Egon Donnarumma, SATSA Vice-President; Carolyn Abdenour, SATSA Member; and Junichi Kokubun, SATSA Member. (Bottom, left to right) Jens Geitmann, Hon. Dov S. Zakheim, Hon. Barbara McDougal, and Marc S. Ellenbogen.